A dark deserted parking structure. Two cops. A body in a trunk. In a little more than 10 minutes, UCLA alumnus Aleem Hossain is able to pack in more twists and turns than most TV shows have in a whole hour. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 31, 9:02 pm
UCLA alumnus Aleem Hossein creates police thriller Web series “Central Division”
Arts, Music
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January 31, 8:59 pm
Weekend review: Los Lobos
Just when you thought you knew what to expect from a Los Lobos concert "“ loosely played rock 'n' roll, Tex-Mex, norteño-style ballads "“ they go and start playing classic Disney tunes. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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January 28, 9:32 pm
Screen Scene: “Saint John of Las Vegas”
The title "Saint John of Las Vegas" is an odd phrase: Vegas is as much a place for saints as Disneyland is for college students. Read more...
Arts, Music
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January 28, 9:13 pm
Festival in tune with rising interest
While a cappella music is nothing new, its popularity has recently reached new heights. On Jan. 30, UCLA will host the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival, the largest a cappella festival on the West Coast. Read more...
Arts, Music
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January 27, 10:44 pm
Hammer celebrates life of Harry Smith
An experimental filmmaker, ethnomusicologist, artist and avid collector of Ukrainian Easter eggs, Harry Smith was a 20th century American Renaissance man. Tonight, Patti Smith and friends will celebrate this eccentric bohemian's life, as well as the release of the book "Harry Smith: The Avant-Garde in the American Vernacular" with the "Smith on Smith" event at the UCLA Hammer Museum. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Hammer Museum will present “Smith on Smith” tonight at 7. The event celebrates American folk music specialist and ethnomusicologist Harry Smith.
Arts, Music
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January 27, 10:43 pm
One-man musical aims to spread knowledge about foster care
Patrick Burns lived with four foster families between the ages of 14 and 17. Read more...
Photo: Performances of the Ahimsa Collective’s “From Foster Care to Fabulous,” about a man who lived with four different families as a teenager, begin Jan. 30. at The Improv Space on Gayley Avenue.
Arts, Music
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January 27, 10:39 pm
Old-time music reaches youth
If modern-day country music has fallen short of tantalizing your American grassroots taste buds, then you need not stray far from campus for an alternative "“ UCLA's Bluegrass & Old-Time Ensemble will perform tonight as part of the Fowler Out Loud! music series. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Bluegrass & Old-Time Ensemble, directed by ethnomusicology Professor Anthony Seeger, will perform during a tribute to Mike Seeger.